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<h1>strtok function</h1>
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All the books that I have read, say that strtok will break a string 
into tokens. This is true, but a more obvious 
explanation is, that it will break a string into <b>words</b>.
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Library:   string.h

Prototype: char * strtok(char *s, const char *delim);

Syntax:	   char string []="abc def ghi";
	   char * word;

	   word=strtok(string, " ");
	   word=strtok(NULL, " ");

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<b>strtok</b> requires a string and the word delimiters, for example:

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	   word = strtok(string, " ");
	                   A      A
	                   |      |
	                   |	  -------  Delimiters.
	                   |
	                   --------------  String to break up.

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After the first call to strtok, word will point to <b>abc</b> on the second
call, word will point to <b>def</b>
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<h2>Notes:</h2>
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<li>strtok will alter the I/P string by placing 
<a href="../SYNTAX/null.html">NULLS</a> at the delimiter
positions. A good habit is to <a href="../FUNCTIONS/strcpy.html">copy</a> 
the string to a tempary string
and use the copy in the strtok call.
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<li>More than one delimiter can be specified. So you could code:
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	word = strtok(string, " <a href="../FUNCTIONS/escape.html">\t</a>;:,");
	                         
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<li>You do not have to include \0 or <a href=../SYNTAX/null.html>NULL</a>
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<h2>Examples:</h2>
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<a href="../EXAMPLES/strtok.c"> Example program.</a>
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<h2>See also:</h2>
<dt><a href="strcpy.html">strcpy</a> 
<dt><a href="strncpy.html">strncpy</a> 


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